Clothes-pressing machine.



T. D. PALMER.

CLOTHES PRESSING Mmmm.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1910.

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CLOTHESV PRESSING MACHINE.

I APPLICATION F|LD MAY 24, |910. pllpg., Patented June l, 1915.

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T. D. PALMER.

CLOTHES PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1910.

Patented June 1, 1915.

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Y INI/.ENTa/ A J! i TEEDORE D. PALMER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YQRK, ASSIGNOR TO T. D. ALMEB COMPANY, 0F S'ifRL'MIU'SE,v NEW YQB'K A CORPORATION.

CLOTHES-:PRESS-ING -MACHINE l Specifiction of Letters Patent.

Patented June l, i915.

Application filed May 24:, 1910. Serial No. 563,115"

panyingdrawings, is a full,`clesr,fand exf act description.

This invention relates to certain .improve ments in clothes pressing machines' for ,pressing garments und' other fabrics under direct mechanical and steam pressurehas distinguished from ironing machines buying A a rolling'or sliding motion. Y

In the class of machines to which this invention nppcrtuins the steam is applied to the upper surface of the garment under high pressure varying' from ten tosixty pounds per square inch and is confined within predetermined(limits by u vertically movable press hcutl having n feminine-us presser 'face which serres the double purpose of-additionully pressiirinr the garment by mechant cui pressure and' distributing the steam evenly over the surf-.ice of such garment.

T he object is to construct and arrange ull parts of the machine as to contribute to the one common result ot quickly steaming, pressing and drying; the garment in e single operation, thereby materially increasiup,` theftotul outputffor u given period of' time with a minimum expenditure oi labor.

Another object is to combine all of the elements necessary to produce this result :in .f1 sinule machine.

Other objects und uses relating to specific parts of the machine will lie-brought out in the 'following description.

In the drawings: Figure 1 isn side elevation oi' u clothes pressing` machine ein b'odyinpT the various features ol `my invention, except that the steam generator is omitted, the press head being shown in its pressing position. ',Fig. 2 is en enlarged transverse sectional View through the coacting pressing elements showing. the steam dome and superheuter together with the vulves for controlling the supply of steam to the press houd. Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan of the machine shown in Fig. Lex-- cept that a portion of `the table is broken :muy and portions ol? the steam domesnd steam supply pipe are shown. in section.

- inlet of thedome,

sectional View through the heating chem- Fig. 4 is u detail eleyotionof the locking 55 und releasing mechanism for the movable press head. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the oscillatory support ing frame or'the "press head and iidjaeent portion of the main frame showing the buffer or limiting stop. Fig. 6 is an inner face View of 'a portion of' the steam dome showing particularly ,the burner and steam Fig. 7 is un enlarged bers'on the under side of the buck, the' cen trol portion thereof being broken away. Fig. 8 is :L top plan of u portion of a. 'modi lied machine showing thel steam supply pipe partly in section and partially inclosed' 7o in u steam jacket for keeping the steam which passes through thepress head at e( inoxinnun temperature.

ln carrying out the objects stated, l proclear open space z rbove said top and in ront of the urnis for the menipulstion of thegarnient to be pressed. g

The trible top 2- is preferably made of wood secured. in a horizontal position,

at zr convenient height from the floor, to 85 the main supportingt,r freine -1-. Mounted upon the main supporting frsmemland rising some distance above the top -9.- is a bracket -lto which is secured e ling und supporting u garment to be pressed. The base of the buck orVgarme-nt support, is preferably made of custnietsl und proi'ided with central longitudinally extending return steam passages -6- which cour 95 ln niunmte respectively with o steam supply pipe -"T- sind :in outlet or drain pipe -'8. The pi e eileads to a. Steam generator -9-, `ig. 3, while the drain pipel -S- leads into u suitable catch basin or 1GO receptacle -.-10 which is disposed ineJ plone some distance below the table top at the rear of the machine and therefore some distance below the buck to allow the Writer of condensation to gruvitate through u pipe The object 1n passing'steam through the passges --6- in the base of the buck 5- `which is is to liest seid huol; 'and thereby aid :iii quickly drying the goriiieiit aiter being subjected yio steam and mechanical pressure.

rilie drain pipe -8- is provided with a' valve -llwhichmsy be closed during the introduction of steam imo the passage -6 to preveni cirouletiozi thereof, hui; may he opened of; any time to draw or? the Water of condensation into the tank -lO-.

fi.. suitable hand pump -12- of special consisructioo hereinafter described, is employed'to return the wzier from rhetorik pressure iipoirshe peres of unequal thicirhess. v f

i superposed press heed 1ois mounteii. for verfcicsi movement upoiiihe front emi of so oseiilsory ironie or lever 1'1- which is uouriisied, or 1iulcruinesiY intermediate its ou s upon ihe upper ends o the brackets or srme--3- of the mais supporting frame, roer emi. of seid lever being extended s ehiisiferesie diseases beyond the ulcrum sind is provided vviih longitudinally adjusts sfole couiierweighrs l8- for retracliiiig or returning the head to iis normal vuppositiou sway from the-buch --5. y

, This presser head may be rocked to its pressing position by means of s hand lever, -19- where -ii is held und additionally de's pressed b means ci' i pedal lever 20. ulcrum'ed ai: 21+ near the roer euri of the machine a considerable distance helovv the iiilole to Q, the rear end of i `seid pedal lever being provided'with unopright pziwi having i shoulda);- .23 movable into aridi oui'. of operative engageresi', enel of he oscillatory frame 17-, suici pmvl being foi-ced into operative Aeii gfigrciiiciit with sni :ihurmeiit by mesi s of s spring -25-4. iis'hest seen iii Fig. 1.

The function of the pedal lever sind pnwl 22- is to depress the head with greater force upon the gui-ment after the hezul has been lowered hy-,Hthe hund piece -1 l to its initial pressng' position or sufficientl to permit the'shoul er 23 of the pawl -QLL- to ride under the abutment --Qir-A The from arm of the lever 20- .to which 'che pedai is attached is considerably longer than the rear erm upoii which the pavvl M22- is mounted, thereby petting olie tripping paivl merece the .operatorio orceth'e press head downward with :i considerably greater pressure than that oi the steam, the expansive force vtripping positionv sgaiiist the action of a reirzictiiig spring 28 by :in operating har w29-', the latter extending orivurdl from 26* to s point irectly over and neer the front of the presser head i6- ivhere it is provided with an. operai ing handle 3G- As soon ss the pawlY-I-22- is tripped in lie manner just deserioeci, the presser heed -16- is returned to its normul lip-posizion by the eouriterw'eights l8-, -While the,

of suhstsiiizisliy the seme contour in. iop (plan of its fires 'ibo peiriifiil*J the passage o sesm plierethrough from the clisiiiher -36 and is covered across its underside hy e fabric presscioth -'38 which is damped to the mzirgiiiiil edges of the' meirhhcy -3 hy suitable straps or bims -3' serves io more veiily distribuie the steam over the surface of @he garment; under pressure sind to prevent impressions of theperforstioiis oii suoli surface.

The chambers e-w :mil -Bi'fw are entirely separated from each other by the in iberposed mein body -33, the chamber '36- serving. to receive the seiiiii which is io be applied to the surface of the garnicht, while the chamber 437-- also serves to re-l ceive steam for the purpose of lichting the head Steam is taken from the boiler 9 through o pipe -4G- having u' stiiiiing box.

fel coaxial with the axis of movement of the rocking frame 17- and ,ioiirnaled in this stufiiiig box is one end of ssteiimpipe extension -eformiii s continuation oi' .shepipe 40 lsind leading eo a. superheziting sesam dome 413-1 This dome is mount ed upon there of the pre heacl -lat tho-resi theres and is provided with return und upper chambers iai . which is connected itoithel steaml'j'acket siderable portion of the main supply pipe, as '70, adjacent to the head with a steam receiving jacket 7ito which steam is ytures-72.-, the pipe -70-- communicating at one end With the main pipe -4l0. Steam is also supplied to the upper charnbcr W3?- through the branch piper-51a y LThe steam under high pressure is main- What i claim is:

' "i. in a clothes pressing machine, two pressing elements connected for direct pressure, one` of the pressing elements havin two disconnected steam chambers, an means for supplying steam to eachof said chambers independently of the other chainber, one of the chambers having e foi-aminous side forming a presser plate..

2. ln a clothes pressing machine, tiro pressing elements connected for direct pressure, one of the pressing elements having two disconnected steam chambers, means for supplying steam to each of said chambers independently of the other chamber, one of the chambers having a forsiminous side' -forming e pressure plate, and ineens for superheating the steam in transit to said chambers. i

1 3. in a clothes pressingmachine, Vtvvo ressing elements of substantially the same other and fof considerably greater length than width, the upper pressing' element being' provided with non-communicating steam chambers having separate steam inlets 'and separate devices Aoperable at will lfor controlling tlie passage of steam through said inlets, one of the chambers having a perfo'- rated press plate forming the bottom therepressing element and extending across the underside of .the perforated press plate, e.

l .drain pipe leading from the other chamber,

of, a fabric press cloth secured to said upper' merece v with a portion of the oscillatory frame, an,4

means operable Yat will for forcing the pari. from its holding position..

5. in a clothes pressingl machine a sonA porting buck for the garment to be pressed, ay superposed press head having separate steam chambers located one above vthe other,

" the lower chamber being provided with a foraminous bottom forming a presser plate,y

e. Asteam supply pipe leading to the lower chamber and provided with a valve, a branch pipe leading from said supply pipeto the npperchainber and also provided with a valve, and means for superheating the steam in transit to said chambers.

`(i. In a clothes pressingv machine, a supporting buoi: for the garment; a super-posed ress head movable toward and from the guck; said buch and press heed each provided with e steam heating chamber; said press head provided with an additional vsteam chamber; a. foraminous presser plate forming one side of said additional steam chamber; a steam generator; steam supply pipes leading from the generator to each of said sam chambers; a drainage tank; drain,

Eipes leading from said steam heating chainers to said tank; anda pu'rnp for returning the water from the drainage tank to the gen erator. y

7. In a clothes ressing machine, a supporting buck for t e ernment to be pressed;

a su erposed press cad movable toward and rom the buck; said press head provided With a steam chamber adapted to receive hot steam for heating the head; a means i'or ength' and width arranged one above the unobstructed steam` chamber adapted to receive, permit of the expansion of and retain hot steam for heating the head; a second steam chamber having a oraminous presser y plate forming one side thereof; a means for conveying steam under pressure thereto; and means for exerting' mechanical pressure on said press head to force the same in contact withv the bock, substantiaily es described.

9. Aciotlespressing machine, comprising e table; s. buch for supporting the clothes;

a hendv'upport pivotally mounted above'said matcaljy raising the vpesfszheath .a puvf'mlfy evar be'ow the table; a verhaal pressure bar l pvotaLy wmlecfed at itslower and fo said pQwer ever, bhe upper end of said pressure l im' having a recess in 'its edge fol-111mg s,

51101115.53: tLasgem-g the frame having an abutvmem t@ be emga-gw by 'ijle shouder of said pressure hay; and sa spmg cnnnected to the bar fm* operating 1t. 

